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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:36 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,655 residentsin the Thornhill census areaMedian age 44.42,857 households63% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright26% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,878 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 66% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C812 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChapel Hillhill · 1.2 miStorrs Hillhill · 1.6 miWhitley Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miDewsbury Flood Relief Channelwater · 1.8 miLong Cutdock · under a mileHolme Leas Cloughvalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThornhill Rectory Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haDewsbury Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 87 haReid's Parkpark · 1.5 miOverthorpe Parksports ground · under a mile · 6 haLees Holm Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haWindy Bank Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes193 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,979 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub3.2 miGP surgeryThe Paddock Surgery15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyThornhill Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThornhill Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 4 independent, 1 specialSecondaryThornhill Community Academy, A Share Academyages 11-16, 902 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThornhill Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 353 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOverthorpe CofE Academyages 3-11, 188 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group4.7 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA14 miRailway stationRavensthorpe2.0 miBus stationOssett Bus Station1.9 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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